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[RC] RC] starting times - rides2far

I ride my horse in the LD's because 

it's just > a speeded up version of the trail rides she does 2-3 times

a week > and I feel > like it is not going to hurt her.  I never ride
more than 20-25 > miles on my > trail rides so I feel like a 50 miler
would probably stress

Whoa there Linda,
You think that 50 milers are out doing 50 mile *training* rides?  Do you
think 100's do 100 mile training rides? Your horse is probably *so* ready
for 50. I've done lots of 50's on lots of horses, and some 100's. I can
count the times I've ridden over 25 miles in training on one hand. Think
of endurance more like hiking than jogging. A horse's legs have a spring
loaded quality that makes jogging for them like jogging on a trampoline
for us. If you hiked 5 miles three times a week, I have no doubt that you
would have no trouble with a 10 mile hike. That's more the analogy I'd
make on training and distance for our horses. I've gotten in far more
trouble overtraining than anything.  To do a 100 you train pretty much
the same as for 50, just for more years. The biggest thing they've got to
get before they make that jump is *religion*. When they learn to eat and
drink and pace themselves the physical part will hold up for the added
distance.

Angie McGhee
Wildwood, GA
God grant me the Serenity to enjoy a sound horse when I have one. The
self control to not ride a questionable horse when I have one, and the
wisdom to know the difference.


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